box for Kodak Instamatic 300 (A300) camera
Date: circa 1964
Inventory Number: 1998-1-1679b
Classification: Camera
Subject:
Maker: Eastman Kodak Company (1881-present)
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Place of Origin:
Dimensions:
6.5 × 11.5 × 5.9 cm (2 9/16 × 4 1/2 × 2 5/16 in.)
box of accessories: 8.5 × 12.9 × 9 cm (3 3/8 × 5 1/16 × 3 9/16 in.)
box: 10.2 × 24.8 × 18.4 cm (4 × 9 3/4 × 7 1/4 in.)
Description:
One of the successful, "easy-to-load" Kodak Instamatic series, model 300. This camera was manufactured from 1963-1966, and originally sold for $44.50.
It is equipped with a Kodar f/8, 41 mm glass lens, a fixed 4 feet + focus, 1/90 or 1/40 shutter settings, a selenium powered aperature, 64 ASA or 160 ASA speed sensing, a direct viewfinder, and a flash range of 4-7 feet with the AG1B bulbs, and 10 feet with the AG1 clear bulbs. Two AAA batteries are required for the flash.
This example comes with a set of accessories including one package of Sylvania Blue Dot flashbulbs, one battery in original package, original leather and plastic case, and an instruction manual inside the carton.
For this information and more on Kodak Instamatic Cameras, please see the following website.
It is equipped with a Kodar f/8, 41 mm glass lens, a fixed 4 feet + focus, 1/90 or 1/40 shutter settings, a selenium powered aperature, 64 ASA or 160 ASA speed sensing, a direct viewfinder, and a flash range of 4-7 feet with the AG1B bulbs, and 10 feet with the AG1 clear bulbs. Two AAA batteries are required for the flash.
This example comes with a set of accessories including one package of Sylvania Blue Dot flashbulbs, one battery in original package, original leather and plastic case, and an instruction manual inside the carton.
For this information and more on Kodak Instamatic Cameras, please see the following website.
Signedupper left of front face of camera: Instamatic 300 Camera;
middle Left: Kodak/ Made in the U.S.A.
middle Left: Kodak/ Made in the U.S.A.
Curatorial RemarksHoused in blue board container with a, c-d. Flashbulbs "d" and original flashbulb box are contained inside. SMS 2/5/2019
ProvenancePurchased by the donor's father from the Kodak manufacturing facility in Rochester, NY. He worked for Kodak for 35 years. See letter in 1998-1-1676.